And Nagoya Yeguang narrowed his eyes into thin slits and looked at this wealthy businessman in Tokyo.
"The most important thing is tea, followed by silk. If you can really get it, maybe I can think of something for you?"
"Tea, if it's just a few thousand kilograms of tea, I can think of a way."
"How many kilograms, you just said, how many kilograms can you get?"
Weiming Yeguang's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this. He stretched out his big hand and grabbed Duan Zhongping's arm tightly.
Seeing the expression on Taina Yeguang's face, it was as if he was seeing a vicious wolf that was licking the head and limbs of a white and tender rabbit in front of him.
Duan Zhongping uncomfortably withdrew his wrinkled old hand and forced a smile.
"It's really hard to say how much we can get. After all, I have to risk my head to do these things..."
"The important thing is that even if I risk my life to get it, I still can't get enough cotton..."
Weiming Yeguang stared at Duan Zhongping in front of him, as if he wanted to see through whether this scheming wealthy businessman from the Song Dynasty was playing a trick on him, or whether he really had that ability.
At this moment, Duan Zhongping was scratching his scalp in distress. At this moment, he wished he could scratch himself bald and let Weiming Yeguang see his pain and embarrassment.
And the little calculation in Weina Yeguang's heart was also crackling.
You must know that the annual gifts given to Xixia by the Song Dynasty were ten thousand taels of silver, ten thousand pieces of silk, twenty thousand guan of money, and twenty thousand catties of tea.
However, as the trade between Song and Xia was cut off over the years, Xixia needed to spend a lot of money every year to exchange tea and silk from Liao.
If this man was very skilled in the capital of Tokyo, he could safely transport hundreds of thousands of acres of cotton back to the Song Dynasty even in the northwest border.
It is enough to show that this old boy is not simple. Maybe he really has a way to get the tea and silk that Xixia urgently needs.
Now, Xingqing Mansion is about to start a fight over these necessary supplies.
Especially after the Liao Kingdom also cut off trade with Xixia, the price of tea in Xixia is now simply outrageous.
Weiming Yeguang looked at the wealthy businessman from the Song Dynasty in front of him with bright eyes, as if he was seeing a pile of human-shaped gold ingots.
The greed in his heart made Taina Yeguang eager to agree.
But the problem is that there are not many fields in Weizhou, and the big shopkeeper's request is five times the planting volume last year.
If the 150,000 acres were increased five times, it would be a full 750,000 acres. This number is really not a small amount.
Just like the Weizhou Jingsai Army Division, over the years, its food reserves have been fluctuating around 100,000 dan.
And if 750,000 acres of land are really used to grow cotton, the food income of the entire Xixia will be affected.
However, when I think about it, there is a shortage of tea and silk in Xixia.
If he could get enough tea and silk from this great shopkeeper, then he would really have made a great contribution to the imperial court.
The important thing is that if we can get the approval or tacit approval of the country's leader Li Qianshun, then.
It is not impossible for Weizhou to use half of its nearly 200,000 acres of land to grow cotton. After all, no one would be dissatisfied with the money.
After the two had a secret discussion in the Dutong Army Mansion for most of the night, Duan Zhongping took his leave.
After leaving the Dutong Military Mansion, Gu Min quietly jumped onto the carriage and asked in a low voice how Duan Zhongping was doing.
"It's hard to say right now, but based on what Lao Chen has observed about Wei Ming Ye Guang, he must have been tempted."
"It's just that he said he needed to think about it carefully. In addition, he kept asking the old man whether he could really get tea and silk, and he kept asking about the amount..."
"It seems that these things can really impress these Xixia barbarians."
Gu Min couldn't help but smile gloomily. After chatting with Duan Zhongping for a few more words, he got off the carriage respectfully and continued to act like a loyal follower.
And among their team of more than a hundred people, fully one-third were capable agents of the Imperial City Department of the Song Dynasty.
After Gu Min and Deng Da murmured quietly, they saw the Xixia soldiers on night watch approaching in front, and they closed their mouths in a tacit understanding.
It wasn't until the other party left his sight that Gu Min whispered to Deng Da.
"I'm afraid that the master will stay here for a few more days. It's just in time to try to catch up with the people here and make a thorough investigation to see what they have found out here..."
"You will finally understand."
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The very next day, Duan Zhongping went to the Dutong Military Mansion again to see Weiming Yeguang, but he was rejected.
A deputy capital commander received Duan Zhongping and told Duan Zhongping that Weiming Yeguang had to leave for a few days because of urgent matters.
Please also ask Duan Zhongping to stay here safely. It won't be long before he, Weiming Yeguang, will come back and continue drinking and chatting with shopkeeper Duan Da.
What Duan Zhongping didn't expect was that the tall man Yeguang didn't avoid him for lack of consideration.
But at this moment, he has led his close soldiers and is running towards the Xingqing Mansion on horseback.
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As the person in charge of one of the Twelve Military Divisions of Xixia and the person in charge of the important military town of Xixia, Weiming Yeguang's appearance in Xingqing Mansion is naturally no small matter.
The young leader of the Xixia Kingdom, Li Qianshun, did not expect that this general, who had always been loyal to his duties, would suddenly come.
However, after hearing about the purpose of Weiming Yeguang's visit, he immediately summoned the commander of the army.
After listening to Weiming Yeguang's statement about the Song Dynasty's wealthy businessman's intention to purchase cotton in Xixia, he was even willing to smuggle tea leaves at the risk of having his head chopped off for cotton.
Li Qianshun couldn't help but fell into doubt, and even had the first thought that this horse riding might be a trap for the Song Dynasty.
Until then, Wei Ming Yeguang, who was standing in front of him, hesitantly told the origin of this wealthy businessman from the Song Dynasty.
And last year, in order to repay the other party, I had no choice but to take out some fields to grow cotton, and I have already received rich returns.
Then there are plants like cotton, which must grow vigorously in places with large temperature differences and dry climates with little rain. Such growth habits are indeed very suitable for the Xixia region.
Only then did Li Qianshun dare to believe that the matter was true. After all, Sima Yeguang didn't dare to joke about such a big thing.
"Seventy-five thousand acres are used to grow cotton. As a result, our country in Daxia will be short of nearly a million dan of food."
"What the king said is true, but if he can provide me with a large amount of tea and silk in Daxia..."
After hearing this, Li Qianshun couldn't help but hesitate. Now, Xixia is really having a headache because of the tea and silk.
Go to sleep first, there is an update coming
(End of chapter)
